Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's performance is so bad, it has people wishing for a Switch 2, or running it in emulators
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Last updated 15 março 2025

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet released yesterday on Nintendo Switch, and, although the game could be good (as is expected for Pokémon games), it appears it suffers from debilitating performance issues. To the point that

There's so much negativity of the game going around, so everyone, share what you love about the game. For me personally, it's how much personality pokemon have especially the box legendaries

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Would this be able to run scarlet/violet? : r/Ryujinx
Proof-of-concept shows 3DS emulator Citra running on the Nintendo Switch, Page 6

Version 2.0.1 Patch Notes courtesy of Serebii : r/PokemonScarletViolet

The Nintendo Switch is not the reason this game runs so poorly : r/gaming

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Review (Switch)
Pokemon Scarlet / Violet performance issues, Page 4

5 fps switch games are coming : r/PiratedGames

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is already playable on PC via Nintendo Switch emulators